EscInd: Weekly Action Plan for January 4, 2021
Welcome to Escondido Indivisible’s weekly action plan for January 4, 2021! Pick an action or two and commit yourself to doing them. As President Obama said in his farewell speech: Believe in your ability to bring change. Show up, dive in, stay at it. Stay safe and healthy! Happy New Year!
Trump Abuse of Power
- Read-up on ‘I just want to find 11,780 votes’: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor and Trump Urges Georgia's Raffensperger To Overturn Election.
- Listen to Audio: Trump’s full Jan. 2 call with Ga. secretary of state.
Local COVID-19 Response
- Read-up on Where the Pandemic Will Take America in 2021.
- Read-up on California Hits Record COVID-19 Deaths As New Variant Found and SD County Breaks 4K Case Mark On New Year's; More Contagious Strain Spreading.
- Contact the Board of Supervisors and express support for the regional stay-at-home order. Tell them that you’re concerned about increased community spread of COVID-19 (we’re up at 38.1 case rate, 49 community outbreaks, and ICU capacity down at 18%).
- Contact the Escondido City Council and express concerns about the spread of COVID-19 (we’re at 98.1 case rate, 173.7 hospitalization, 30.4 intensive care and 46.1 mortality rate). Ask for more public health education and awareness of COVID-19 risks.
Federal COVID-19 Response
- Read-up on The CDC’s failed race against covid-19: A threat underestimated and a test overcomplicated and In Trump’s Final Chapter, a Failure to Rise to the Covid-19 Moment.
- Contact Senator Feinstein and urge her to also pass additional COVID-19 relief quickly after the latest signed extension relief. $600 isn’t enough. See Demand the Senate Pass $2000 in Direct Stimulus Payments and Demand Your Senators Pass $2,000 Survival Checks.
Escondido Indivisible is a grassroots group dedicated to affecting changes in our local community. Our website is at EscondidoIndivisible.com, and our sister group is at Escondido Indivisible on Facebook. Send us links and comments at EscondidoIndivisible50@gmail.com and @EscInd50 on Twitter. And feel free to forward our newsletter to interested parties! If you were forwarded this letter, you can subscribe here, and check the archive here.
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